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I have to admit that I have never really played many turn-based games except for a little Fallout. But after the recent demo of Silent Storm and then viewing the trailer for UFO last night, I think I am hooked. It is supposed to be out this month, anyone picking it up?

much as I love turn based I also like being given the option, I''m currently replaying Fallout Tactics and I''m again playing it in non turn based mode and having a blast!.
More games should have both options built in.

One thing about it I read about that I don''t like is apparentely you can''t go in the buildings. I don''t get that. Half the fun of the X-Com games was sneaking through all the rooms in a building, never knowing when an alien was going to be hiding in one.

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As I already mentioned before: UFO: Aftermath is as turnbased as let''s say Baldur''s Gate. It''s real-time, but you can pause anytime you want. Also, you can set it to slow-motion or super-slow-motion, making sure it doesn''t get too hectic.

As I already mentioned before: UFO: Aftermath is as turnbased as let''s say Baldur''s Gate. It''s real-time, but you can pause anytime you want. Also, you can set it to slow-motion or super-slow-motion, making sure it doesn''t get too hectic.

Actually, it''s more Laser Squad Nemesis where you cue up ""orders"" to your soldiers and then click ""GO"" and they all move simultaneously. The game will pause when an enemy is encountered and that''s when you get to assign new orders if you wish.

Actually, it''s more Laser Squad Nemesis where you cue up ""orders"" to your soldiers and then click ""GO"" and they all move simultaneously. The game will pause when an enemy is encountered and that''s when you get to assign new orders if you wish.

UFO: Aftermath third official chat
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I would like to invite you and your readers to third official chat with
representatives of developer and publisher of upcoming tactical strategy
UFO: Aftermath. Meet with Martin Klima and Robert Hoffmann from ALTAR
interactive and with Ondrej Laba from Cenega Publishing and ask them
whatever you like to know about the game itself, distribution channels, demo
features or our favourite coffee brand! The chat takes time on Thursday,
September 11th, at 19 o''clock (GMT +1, CET +0) at EnterTheGame.com.

I liked the continuous turn based combat of Fallout Tactics. It sped up the missions by like 60%.

Of course your troops AI was not smart enough to shoot over or around your own teammates. That was the most frustrating part. That along with enemies using the terrain cover all to well and stepping out from nowhere, killing one of your team and then practically vanishing into the shadows. It was just unnatural and unfun.

Adding to that, it looks like it''ll arrive ''roundabout the 26th (from GameSpot):

""Simple answer there is it is already gold,"" said Faller when asked about the current status of the game. ""We have a release date in the UK for the 26th of September. It will be slightly different in some countries--down to the time it takes them to reproduce the game.""